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    The Internet (R)* —Matthew Gerber
   I thought I would bring this up for discussion here, as the whole lot of us seem to be AT LEAST low-level computer geeks. This is scary: (URL) shows just how scary the above is: (URL) I thought .net was messed up. Now, I'm not one for total (...) (22 years ago, 28-Jun-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
   
        Re: The Internet (R)* —Ross Crawford
     (...) It's already started (URL) (22 years ago, 29-Jun-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
   
        Re: The Internet (R)* —Ross Crawford
   (...) Some more about it: (URL) (22 years ago, 3-Jul-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
   
        Re: The Internet (R)* —Richard Marchetti
     (...) authentication issues with stuff like WinXP. Plus, I played with it at the store, what's the big deal except for the transparent colored interface? Well, I guess I would like that high resolution text thing XP has, but that's about it. I'd (...) (22 years ago, 3-Jul-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
    
         Re: The Internet (R)* —Ross Crawford
     (...) Well, we got XP on a box here at work recently, and I've gotta say, IT BOOTS FAST! I can shutdown, restart & log on *5 times* while my NT4 box is booting to the log on screen! But other than that, I can't see much to write home about. (...) My (...) (22 years ago, 3-Jul-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
   
        Re: The Internet (R)* —Ross Crawford
   (...) (URL) (22 years ago, 4-Jul-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
   
        Re: The Internet (R)* —Matthew Gerber
   Thanks for continuing to add articles to this Ross...much apreciated! I've been forwarding my findings to the news sites I read, and it's finally starting to pop up. This is from PowerPage.org: Palladium Consumer Oppression Scheme: Trust Microsoft? (...) (22 years ago, 9-Jul-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
   
        Re: The Internet (R)* —Matthew Gerber
   Oops...here's another (related?) story I ran across...meant to post it earlier. From SpyMac: Everyone’s favorite software company is at it again, and apparently they aren’t content with just software. According to the tech news site, The Inquirer, (...) (22 years ago, 9-Jul-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 

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